Despite Some Improvements, China Still Persecuting Believers in … - Christian Post

Despite Some Improvements, China Still Persecuting Believers in … Christian Post - Jul 12, 2008 Under his Holy Spirit Trading Company, Shi ran a Christian bookstore, a printing press and travel agency. The bookstore is located near the Olympic Village …

Faith: Christian bookstore marks 50 years.
Byline: Matt Russell Aug. 12–What started as a modest home-run business has grown into a full-fledged Christian bookstore that’s marking its 50th anniversary this year. Christian Book & Gift Shop at 815 N. Broadway in Rochester is one of just a handful of Christian bookstores in the country

Publication: Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN)

Christian Retail Stores Shelve Old Ideas - Washington Post

Christian Retail Stores Shelve Old Ideas Washington Post, United States - Jul 18, 2008 By Adelle M. Banks At Skia, a new Christian bookstore in Bentonville, Ark., there are comfortable chairs, racks of apparel, a coffee and smoothie bar, …

Washington Post Book World Columnist - Washington Post

Washington Post Book World Columnist Washington Post, United States - 11 hours ago I think of Edison Marshall as the writer of Christian uplift books. Cozzens started off as a kind of allegorist–see Castaway–and my late friend Noel …

If the Muslim World could vote - GulfNews

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If the Muslim World could vote GulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 1 hour ago As we talked about Malaysia's future, we wandered into a mega-bookstore that sold books in English, Malay and other languages. Without looking for it, …

Athletes to Get Christian-Atheist Book at Beijing Olympics - Christian Post

Athletes to Get Christian-Atheist Book at Beijing Olympics Christian Post - 4 hours ago And earlier this year, Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan was rearrested for printing Bibles and Christian literature without authorization for …

Remembrance: Store owner found dignity and worth in everyone - Post-Bulletin

Remembrance: Store owner found dignity and worth in everyone Post-Bulletin, MN - Jul 12, 2008 Over the years, Mulholland rode through the ups and downs of the Christian bookstore business, navigating the changes that happened between the days when …

Christian bookstores flourish despite Goliath chains
And on the eighth day, He read. Lucky for Christian bookstore owners, baby boomers’ interest in spirituality is driving up sales of Christian books, music, gifts and other items. In an industry where bookstore titans like Barnes and Noble and Borders batter other mom-and-pop operators, the city’s

Publication: Indianapolis Business Journal

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Christian bookstore selling ‘Potter’ books
OAK PARK, Ill. - Walk into the Logos Bookstore in Oak Park, Ill., and you’ll find Bibles, the “Left Behind” novels and a lot of other works you’d expect at a Christian shop. But go to the children’s section, through a make-believe castle door at the back of the store, and you’ll see a series of

Publication: Charleston Gazette

The Almighty Dollar; Christian bookstores go bust after chains find religion.
Byline: Peg Tyre After nearly a decade of steady sales, Richard Ellingsworth, co-owner of GreenLeaf, a Christian bookstore in Towson, Md., started feeling the squeeze. In 2000, Barnes & Noble moved nearby and began selling Christian books for less. Ellingsworth started discounting, but a short

Publication: Newsweek

Chinese Officials Holding Christian Bookstore Owner Without Charges - AINA

Chinese Officials Holding Christian Bookstore Owner Without Charges AINA, CA - Jul 2, 2008 The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has learned that the owner of a Christian bookstore …

Let There Be Hip (The Tampa Tribune)
Vendors striving to keep up with au-courant believers unveil a raft of new products at the International Christian Retail Show in Orlando.

Christian Retail Stores Shelve Old Ideas - Washington Post

Christian Retail Stores Shelve Old Ideas Washington Post, United States - Jul 18, 2008 By Adelle M. Banks At Skia, a new Christian bookstore in Bentonville, Ark., there are comfortable chairs, racks of apparel, a coffee and smoothie bar, …

The suffering of Christian bookstores: Major chains, Web lead to many closures
Inspired by a trip to Israel and the Holy Land, Philip Bujnowski opened a Christian bookstore in Chicago more than 30 years ago. A former seminarian, Bujnowski saw his store, the Mustard Seed, as a way to mold his top loves, faith and reading, into a ministry. “It was an inspiration that I felt

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

Christian bookstores expand wares to compete
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Christian bookstore owner Steve Gray was counting on big sales from the “Left Behind” series - until Wal-Mart started selling the titles much cheaper. “That hurt us big time,” Gray said. “We had invested a lot into those books.” After that, Gray decided to restock his store in

Publication: Charleston Gazette

Religious bookstore owners offer their reading suggestions (Macon Telegraph)
Tim Franklin has a handy way of checking when the Northwestern Bookstore he manages in Edina, Minn., has its marketing finger on the pulse of the reading community.

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Christian Novel Is Surprise Best Seller - New York Times

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Christian Novel Is Surprise Best Seller New York Times, United States - 8 hours ago It is the most compelling recent example of how a word-of-mouth phenomenon can explode into a blockbuster when the momentum hits chain bookstores, …

Any Book Can Be a Rare Book in Bookstore-Hungry Newark - New York Times

Any Book Can Be a Rare Book in Bookstore-Hungry Newark New York Times, United States - Jun 7, 2008 Religious bookstores like Shaddai Christian and Vida Jesus dot the city. And there are a handful of smaller shops like Fortress of Solitude downtown, … Bookstores elusive in NJ's largest city Newsday all 32 news articles

CHINA: CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE OWNER STILL WITHOUT TRIAL - Compass Direct News

CHINA: CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE OWNER STILL WITHOUT TRIAL Compass Direct News, CA - Jun 20, 2008 LOS ANGELES, June 20 (Compass Direct News) – A hearing expected yesterday by relatives of Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan, detained in a Chinese prison …

Kennett: Two years on the job: It’s been a joy (Midland Daily News)
    Two years of elation and challenges.

Temple Baptist hopes cafe, bookstore will draw visitors to worship (Hattiesburg American)
You could consider it a spiritual retreat. A small getaway to briefly escape the daily hazards of life and feed your body as well as spirit. Whether it is a hot latte, a bite to eat or a good Christian book to read, Temple Baptist Church’s west campus has all that available to the public in the form of The Oasis Cafe.

Owner puts business skills to test (Marion Chronicle-Tribune)
Pam Boen, assistant manager, cleans up in preparation for customers at The Unorganized Bookstore, 3602 S. Washington St. jmorehead@chronicle-tribune.com .

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Rector Helping Hands Foundation to host concert (Daily Dunklin Democrat)
RECTOR, Ark. - The Rector High School Helping Hands Foundation, a federally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to disadvantaged children in the Rector school system, will host an incredible evening of country music and gospel entertainment on Friday, July 25.

Antigua museum helped inspire West Point author - Daily Press

Antigua museum helped inspire West Point author Daily Press, VA - Jun 22, 2008 Majette will sign copies of "When Reality Shines" from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday at Agape Christian Bookstore, 10846 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. …

Arrested, released, then jailed again over operations near Olympic … - WorldNetDaily

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Arrested, released, then jailed again over operations near Olympic … WorldNetDaily, OR - Jun 20, 2008 … of a legally registered Christian bookstore in an undisclosed location without giving any assurances that he is receiving his needed diabetic medicine. …

Christian Bookstore Relocates to Reading, Pa., Mall.
By Karen L. Miller, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 17–Elaine M. Allen needed a special toy for her grandson so she called the KB Works, a toy store in the Reading Mall in Exeter Township. No answer at the toy store led Allen to drive there from the Christian Light

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RATE THIS ARTICLE (Crosswalk.com)
Daily briefs of the top news stories impacting Christians around the world. The Christian Post reports that a new religious survey found that 57 percent of evangelical church attendees believe many religions lead to eternal life.

Christian Novel Is Surprise Best Seller (New York Times)
?The Shack ? is the most compelling recent example of how a word-of-mouth phenomenon can explode into a blockbuster when the momentum hits chain bookstores.

Temple Baptist hopes cafe, bookstore will draw visitors to worship (Hattiesburg American)
You could consider it a spiritual retreat. A small getaway to briefly escape the daily hazards of life and feed your body as well as spirit. Whether it is a hot latte, a bite to eat or a good Christian book to read, Temple Baptist Church’s west campus has all that available to the public in the form of The Oasis Cafe.

CHINA: CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE OWNER STILL WITHOUT TRIAL - Compass Direct News

CHINA: CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE OWNER STILL WITHOUT TRIAL Compass Direct News, CA - Jun 20, 2008 LOS ANGELES, June 20 (Compass Direct News) – A hearing expected yesterday by relatives of Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan, detained in a Chinese prison …

Owner puts business skills to test (Marion Chronicle-Tribune)
Pam Boen, assistant manager, cleans up in preparation for customers at The Unorganized Bookstore, 3602 S. Washington St. jmorehead@chronicle-tribune.com .

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Bookstore Inspired From On High - Tampa Tribune

Bookstore Inspired From On High Tampa Tribune, FL - Jun 17, 2008 Knowing there was no other Christian bookstore or supply store in Temple Terrace helped seal the deal. "People don't want to drive too far to shop," Joan …

Read all over - World Magazine

Read all over World Magazine, NC - Jun 20, 2008 … is not cause for optimism: It said the books are "researched and created with input from leaders in the graphic novel and Christian bookstore industries …

Arrested, released, then jailed again over operations near Olympic … - WorldNetDaily

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Arrested, released, then jailed again over operations near Olympic … WorldNetDaily, OR - Jun 20, 2008 … of a legally registered Christian bookstore in an undisclosed location without giving any assurances that he is receiving his needed diabetic medicine. …

Islam’s legacy? (Williamson Daily News)
On Sept. 11, 2001, Andrew Bostom, an academic research physician at Rhode Island Hospital, did what many outraged and shocked Americans did. On his way home from work, he stopped at a bookstore and bought a book about Islam.

Antigua museum helped inspire West Point author - Daily Press

Antigua museum helped inspire West Point author Daily Press, VA - 22 hours ago Majette will sign copies of "When Reality Shines" from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday at Agape Christian Bookstore, 10846 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. …

Temple Baptist hopes cafe, bookstore will draw visitors to worship (Hattiesburg American)
You could consider it a spiritual retreat. A small getaway to briefly escape the daily hazards of life and feed your body as well as spirit. Whether it is a hot latte, a bite to eat or a good Christian book to read, Temple Baptist Church’s west campus has all that available to the public in the form of The Oasis Cafe.

Police mom keeps quake victims alive by breastfeeding (WorldNetDaily)
She’s being called “the police mum” and “China’s Mother No. 1″ for responding to China’s magnitude 7.9 earthquake last month by leaving her own six-month-old boy with his grandparents and keeping orphaned and underfed babies in the disaster zone alive by breastfeeding them.

Religion calendar (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
Book Signing: Patricia Aytcheson Taylor will sign copies of her book ‘On the Wings of the Wind,’ 2-4 p.m. at VIVA! Bookstore, 8407 Broadway. Call (210) 826-1143.

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